After graduating from community college, I graduated with a high 3.9 from SUNY New Paltz, a small, selective (~33%), yet marginally competitive college in New York. I developed strong working relationships with a number of professors, but due to financial constraints (that's why I'm at New Paltz, really), I was unable to undertake a large research project. I feel, due to my lack of resources, that I am at an overwhelming disadvantage.
How could I possibly compete with an applicant pool that consists of top-flight grads from the elites? What do people like me have going for them? I know Homi Bhabha went to community college before becoming a celebrated theorist, but what are the odds of getting into a decent PhD program? Any stories?
Thanks!
